Big Wheels Keep on Turnin'

Biden, Trump, Vance, Kamala, and You and Me. “There are decades where nothing happens. Then there are weeks where decades happen.”

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THIS IS A QUICK POST TODAY. I wanted it published yesterday, but Uranus is opposing Saturn in my natal chart now, and any part of my anatomy related to bones and teeth is getting taken apart. Anyway…

So, there was a quote on this IG post of mine below, from the other day, that read:

“There are decades where nothing happens. Then there are weeks where decades happen.”

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I thought it was from Vladimir Lenin, but Snopes claims a sorta version of it was from the Mexican poet Homero Aridjis. But I like the faux Lenin version better because it capsulizes the one-two-three punch that was tattooed in rapid succession throughout July. Can you imagine your grandparents living through the politics of 2024? They’d have not only an aneurism but psychic whiplash to contend with.

We seem to have overcome an evolutionary impossibility regarding our neurological system—namely, our newfound ability to stay on top of the exponential flow and acceleration of neon-lit news. I mean, the Trump assassination attempt and Biden’s stepping down have already been served, digested, and spat out.

We’re on to the next sensational surprise.

As I told a friend the other day, we have Trump to thank for this sort of hybrid conditioning. His deep need for constant narcissistic supplies to confirm his existence has caught us in his tractor beam, training everyone’s neocortexes to keep pace with his natal Sun/Uranus conjunction in the most erratically mutable of signs: Gemini. When you put transiting Mars and Jupiter into that mix (both in Gemini now), we are approaching light-year-speed entry into Crazy Town.

I’m now gonna talk a bit about J.D. Vance and Kamala Harris (I already covered and called it regarding Joe Biden with astrologer Jessica Murray earlier this month).

So my friend Thom texted me from DC the other day and asked for some quick insight on Vance’s horoscope. I’m too lazy to write all this out again, so here’s a copy of my text to him. (Ignore typos and sexuality-related crassness):

So that’s my quickie, dashed-off hit on Vance. (And not that there’s anything wrong with his possible bisexuality, btw. I mean, think about how Peter Thiel must appreciate it.)

Now, I want to look at Kamala Harris’ birth chart, which has an AA rating from Rodden (confirmed birth time). This is a cursory pass, but I will point out some salient things right off the top.

As I noted in one of our Rage of Aquarius podcasts at the beginning of the year, 2024—which features a lot of Jupiter emphasis (by transits)—was going to pivot entirely around legal (Jupiter) themes—courts, court cases, laws, judgments, etc. And, of course, Trump’s 249 indictments proved that to be the case, but there’s also been all of the intrigues about the Supreme Court and its coterie of grifters and right-wing fruitcakes.

Now, we have another facet of this theme taking center stage, with Harris as the presumed Democratic candidate who will challenge Trump. Consider her Libra Sun and Aries Moon. This is the astrological hallmark of an aggressive prosecutor, which, of course, Harris was in California before she entered the Senate. The VP position with Biden never suited her. You don’t put cardinal sign people (Aries, Libra, etc.) behind the scenes; they become rudderless and ineffective. They need the bullring, and so now, finally, Harris is in her element.

Libra, as I mentioned above about Vance’s Moon, is a sign I equate with bisexuality. Not that people who have Libra prominent are bisexual, but the sign is often destined to develop a more sophisticated understanding of what both sexes experience. I’ll often assume Libra men that I meet are gay, and the same goes for Libra women; it’s their innate ability to ‘swing between both sides of the scales’ unapologetically (or unconsciously) that leaves such a strong impression.

This will serve Harris well, I believe, in a retrogressive country like the US, that struggles to acknowledge and accept female power. Aside from bringing tons of baggage with her, Hillary Clinton, as a Scorpio, gave off ravenous-for-power vibes, so her attempts at appearing as a metered gentlewoman were, I think, undermined by what others sensed about her subliminally: that she’d rip off the head of anyone who got in the way of her objectives. There’s nothing wrong with that in politics, for sure—I mean, it’s a given. But because American men (generally speaking) struggle with castration issues, this became, IMO, Clinton’s unavoidable birthmark.

Harris, with her Libran ability to personify male and female attributes simultaneously (amplified by her dualistic Gemini ascendant), should fare much better. This will give her much-needed flexibility regarding upcoming clashes with Trump’s Gemini tricksterism.

More importantly, as I pointed out in studying Biden’s and Trump’s horoscope earlier: Transiting Saturn has ascended to the midheaven of Harris’ horoscope. This is often associated with someone coming to the apex of their career and their allotment of personal power. Think of it as being at the top of the Tarot’s Wheel of Fortune card. It’s an indicator, often of mastery and hardwon wisdom (or hubris, as was the case with Richard Nixon).

In light of this point, consider Biden’s chart and transiting Saturn scraping the nadir of his chart. As I wrote earlier,

“Saturn descending through the lower quadrant of one’s horoscope often corresponds with encroaching invisibility. Of being out of sync with the current zeitgeist…This puts the planet in direct opposition to his midheaven—the mark of the ruler or president. Talk about coming to the end of the line.”

I'll have more on Kamala later, but please let me hear your thoughts on her chart. In the comments, I’ll also answer any questions you pose.

And finally, here’s a bit of entertainment from the Marsh Family that, honestly, had me laughing my ass off. Totally brill!

(Poor J.D.—maybe he’s born with it, or maybe it’s Maybelline.)

Love,

Opening image: Detail of Wheel of Fortune Tarot card by Pamela Coleman Smith. Public domain via the Wikipedia Commons.

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